2024 winners
Junior Research Grant
Sigrún Thorsteinsdóttir
Topic: Improving the diagnosis and management of smoldering multiple myeloma using analyses of peripheral blood
University of Iceland
Iceland
Lakshmi Sandhow
Topic: Endothelial cell plasticity as a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia
Cochin Institute
France
Helga Simon Molas
Topic: Optimizing combination treatment of targeted agents and T-cell engagers in CLL, a metabolic approach
Amsterdam University Medical Center
The Netherlands
Femke Hormann
Topic: Towards more effective nucleoside analogue treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
Vaclav Seda
Topic: The FoxO1-GAB1 axis regulates the microenvironmental interactions of AML cells
CEITEC Masaryk University
Czechia
Advanced Research Grant
Alba Maiques Diaz
Topic: Unravelling the functional role and therapeutic potential of transcription factors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Consorci d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer
Spain
Serena Scala
Topic: Studying clonal complexity and functional properties of long-term engrafted human Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells after gene therapy
Ospedale San Raffaele S.R.L.
Italy
Mathijs Sanders
Topic: Drivers of secondary acute myeloid leukemia: internalizing the external
Erasmus University Medical Center
The Netherlands
Physician Scientists’ Research Grant
Camille Bigenwald
Topic: MACROCAR: Contribution of lymph node macrophages to CAR T cells resistance
Institut Gustave Roussy
France
Simon Richardson
Topic: Characterisation and targeting of disordered B lineage progenitor states in CREBBP-mutated B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Delfim Duarte
Topic: Investigating the role of iron in TET2 clonal hematopoiesis
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular
Portugal
Topic-in-Focus Advanced Research Grant
Enrica Federti
Topic: Understanding the role of macrophages at single cell level in sickle cell related pulmonary hypertension
University of Verona
Italy
Bilateral Collaborative Grant
Simón Méndez-Ferrer
Topic: The role of cholinergic signaling on immune cell metabolism, acute graft-versus-host disease pathogenesis and graft-versus-tumour effect
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Petya Apostolova
Topic: The role of cholinergic signaling on immune cell metabolism, acute graft-versus-host disease pathogenesis and graft-versus-tumour effect
Basel University Hospital
Switzerland
Björn Chapuy
Topic: Decoding the Role of the Noncoding Genome in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (noncoDLBCL)
Charité, University Medicine Berlin
Germany
Biola Javierre
Topic: Decoding the Role of the Noncoding Genome in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (noncoDLBCL)
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Spain
Immacolata Andolfo
Topic: Dissecting the role of PIEZO1 in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells to identify new druggable targets for iron overload
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Italy
Martina Muckenthaler
Topic: Dissecting the role of PIEZO1 in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells to identify new druggable targets for iron overload
University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Germany
Research Mobility Grant
Luigia Valsecchi
Topic: Identification of MSI2 direct targets in KMT2A-rearranged infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia through HyperTRIBE system
Fondazione IRCCS, San Gerardo dei Tintori
Italy
Cassandre Petit
Topic: Immune responses after CALR targeted therapies
Institut Paoli Calmette - Aix Marseille University
France
Maria Magallon Mosella
Topic: Studying the Role of Bone Marrow Niche in GATA2 Deficiency (BMN-G2D)
Fundació Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge – IDIBEL
Spain
David Fernando Moreno Fajardo
Topic: Single cell whole genome interrogation of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients after anti-BCMA CAR T cell ARI0002h therapy
Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS)
Spain
Markéta Racková
Topic: Evaluating the application of cfDNA analysis in studying the pathogenesis of pediatric PTLDs
Charles University
Czechia
Giulia Vari
Topic: High-throughput miRNA functional screening to identify regulators predictive of response to novel treatment in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients
IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute and “Sapienza” University
Italy
Innovation Grant
Paolo Gallipoli
Topic: Optimising therapies targeting fatty acid desaturation in AML
Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom
Jean-Emmanuel Sarry
Topic: Optimising therapies targeting fatty acid desaturation in AML
Cancer Research Institute of Montpellier
France
Vilma Dembitz
Topic: Optimising therapies targeting fatty acid desaturation in AML
University of Zagreb
Croatia
Shahram Kordasti
Topic: The International Integrative Innovative Immunology for MDS (i4MDS)
King's College London
United Kingdom
Uwe Platzbecker
Topic: The International Integrative Innovative Immunology for MDS (i4MDS)
Leipzig University
Germany
Wolfgang Kern
Topic: The International Integrative Innovative Immunology for MDS (i4MDS)
MLL Labs
Germany
António Almeida
Topic: The International Integrative Innovative Immunology for MDS (i4MDS)
Hospital de Luz Lisboa
Portugal
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